What is Carnitor used for?
This medication is a diet supplement used to prevent and treat low blood levels of carnitine. Carnitine is a substance made in the body from meat and dairy products. It helps the body use certain chemicals (long-chain fatty acids) for energy and to keep you in good health.
How is Carnitor administered?
How to use Carnitor Vial. This medication is given into a vein by slow injection or through an IV, as directed by your doctor. The dosage is based on your weight, medical condition, and response to therapy.
What is levocarnitine injection used for?
Levocarnitine is used to prevent and treat a lack of carnitine. It is used to prevent and treat this condition in patients with kidney disease on dialysis. It is given to people whose body cannot properly use carnitine from their diet. Lack of carnitine can lead to liver, heart, and muscle problems.
What drug class is Carnitor?
Carnitor is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of End-Stage Renal Disease and Carnitine Deficiency. Carnitor may be used alone or with other medications. Carnitor belongs to a class of drugs called Metabolic & Endocrine, Other.
What is the purpose of Carnitor 500?
Carnitor-500 Tablet 10’s contains nutritional supplement ‘Levocarnitine’ used in the treatment of carnitine deficiency. Carnitor-500 Tablet 10’s is a naturally occurring amino acid derivative that helps your body turn fat into energy. It works by improving the low levels of carnitine in the body.
What are the symptoms of carnitine deficiency?
What are the symptoms of carnitine deficiency?
- Decreased or floppy muscle tone or muscle weakness.
- Tiredness (fatigue)
- Irritability.
- Delayed movement (motor) development.
- Poor feeding in a baby.
- Symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) if the liver is affected.
How do you administer levocarnitine injection?
How to use Levocarnitine 200 Mg/Ml Intravenous Solution. This medication is given into a vein by slow injection or through an IV, as directed by your doctor. The dosage is based on your weight, medical condition, and response to therapy.
What causes carnitine deficiency?
What causes carnitine deficiency? Carnitine deficiency may occur in response to a genetic mutation (gene defect) in the protein responsible for bringing carnitine into the cell (primary carnitine deficiency), or it may occur secondary to other metabolic diseases (secondary carnitine deficiency).
Is Carnitor and Carnisure same?
They both are same.
What causes low carnitine levels?
What causes low carnitine?
What is a normal carnitine level?
Carnitine levels can be deficient in either blood or tissue (usually muscle) or both. The normal blood levels in humans are 50–60 μmol/L for total carnitine and 40–50 μmol for free carnitine. Carnitine blood levels are readily available from many commercial laboratories.